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Uploaded on April 11, 2007 by J Gilbert © all rights reserved France's National Bird
Corse
Number of species: 537 100% Images
Number of endemics: 1
Number of globally threatened species: 14
Number of introduced species: 10
Date last reviewed: 2004-01-21
See also: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/michelhp/liste_oiseaux_france.html
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon	*Gavia stellata*
Arctic Loon	*Gavia arctica*
Common Loon	*Gavia immer*
Yellow-billed Loon	*Gavia adamsii*	Rare/Accidental
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	*Tachybaptus ruficollis*
Pied-billed Grebe	*Podilymbus podiceps*	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Grebe	*Podiceps grisegena*
Great Crested Grebe	*Podiceps cristatus*
Horned Grebe	*Podiceps auritus*
Eared Grebe	*Podiceps nigricollis*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
Wandering Albatross	*Diomedea exulans*
Black-browed Albatross	*Thalassarche melanophris*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	*Fulmarus glacialis*
Bulwer's Petrel	*Bulweria bulwerii*	Rare/Accidental
Cory's Shearwater	*Calonectris diomedea*
Great Shearwater	*Puffinus gravis*
Sooty Shearwater	*Puffinus griseus*	Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	*Puffinus puffinus*
Levantine Shearwater	*Puffinus yelkouan*
Balearic Shearwater	*Puffinus mauretanicus*	Critically endangered
Little Shearwater	*Puffinus assimilis*
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanites oceanicus*	Rare/Accidental
European Storm-Petrel	*Hydrobates pelagicus*
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma castro*	Rare/Accidental
Leach's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma leucorhoa*
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel	*Oceanodroma monorhis*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	*Morus bassanus*
Masked Booby	*Sula dactylatra*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Double-crested Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax auritus*	Rare/Accidental
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*
European Shag	*Phalacrocorax aristotelis*
Pygmy Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax pygmaeus*	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	*Fregata magnificens*	Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron	*Ardea cinerea*
Great Blue Heron	*Ardea herodias*	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Heron	*Ardea melanocephala*	Rare/Accidental
Purple Heron	*Ardea purpurea*
Great Egret	*Ardea alba*
Little Egret	*Egretta garzetta*
Western Reef-Heron	*Egretta gularis*	Rare/Accidental
Squacco Heron	*Ardeola ralloides*
Cattle Egret	*Bubulcus ibis*
Green Heron	*Butorides virescens*	Rare/Accidental
Black-crowned Night-Heron	*Nycticorax nycticorax*
Little Bittern	*Ixobrychus minutus*
Great Bittern	*Botaurus stellaris*
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Black Stork	*Ciconia nigra*
White Stork	*Ciconia ciconia*
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*
Eurasian Spoonbill	*Platalea leucorodia*
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	*Phoenicopterus roseus*
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Mute Swan	*Cygnus olor*	Introduced species
Whooper Swan	*Cygnus cygnus*
Tundra Swan	*Cygnus columbianus*
Bean Goose	*Anser fabalis*
Pink-footed Goose	*Anser brachyrhynchus*	Rare/Accidental
Greater White-fronted Goose	*Anser albifrons*
Lesser White-fronted Goose	*Anser erythropus*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Greylag Goose	*Anser anser*
Snow Goose	*Chen caerulescens*	Rare/Accidental
Brent Goose	*Branta bernicla*
Barnacle Goose	*Branta leucopsis*
Canada Goose	*Branta canadensis*	Introduced species
Red-breasted Goose	*Branta ruficollis*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Egyptian Goose	*Alopochen aegyptiaca*	Introduced species
Ruddy Shelduck	*Tadorna ferruginea*	Rare/Accidental
Common Shelduck	*Tadorna tadorna*
Eurasian Wigeon	*Anas penelope*
American Wigeon	*Anas americana*	Rare/Accidental
Falcated Duck	*Anas falcata*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Gadwall	*Anas strepera*
Eurasian Teal	*Anas crecca*
Green-winged Teal	*Anas carolinensis*	Rare/Accidental
Mallard	*Anas platyrhynchos*
American Black Duck	*Anas rubripes*	Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail	*Anas acuta*
Garganey	*Anas querquedula*
Blue-winged Teal	*Anas discors*	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	*Anas clypeata*
Marbled Teal	*Marmaronetta angustirostris*	Vulnerable
Red-crested Pochard	*Netta rufina*
Common Pochard	*Aythya ferina*
Ring-necked Duck	*Aythya collaris*	Rare/Accidental
Ferruginous Pochard	*Aythya nyroca*	Near-threatened
Tufted Duck	*Aythya fuligula*
Greater Scaup	*Aythya marila*
Lesser Scaup	*Aythya affinis*	Rare/Accidental
Common Eider	*Somateria mollissima*
King Eider	*Somateria spectabilis*	Rare/Accidental
Steller's Eider	*Polysticta stelleri*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Long-tailed Duck	*Clangula hyemalis*
Black Scoter	*Melanitta nigra*
Surf Scoter	*Melanitta perspicillata*	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Scoter	*Melanitta fusca*
Common Goldeneye	*Bucephala clangula*
Barrow's Goldeneye	*Bucephala islandica*	Rare/Accidental
Smew	*Mergellus albellus*
Hooded Merganser	*Lophodytes cucullatus*	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Merganser	*Mergus serrator*
Common Merganser	*Mergus merganser*
Ruddy Duck	*Oxyura jamaicensis*	Introduced species
White-headed Duck	*Oxyura leucocephala*	Rare/Accidental Endangered
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
European Honey-buzzard	*Pernis apivorus*
Black-shouldered Kite	*Elanus caeruleus*
Red Kite	*Milvus milvus*	Near-threatened
Black Kite	*Milvus migrans*
White-tailed Eagle	*Haliaeetus albicilla*
Lammergeier	*Gypaetus barbatus*
Egyptian Vulture	*Neophron percnopterus*
Eurasian Griffon	*Gyps fulvus*
Cinereous Vulture	*Aegypius monachus*	Near-threatened
Lappet-faced Vulture	*Torgos tracheliotus*	Rare/Accidental
Short-toed Snake-Eagle	*Circaetus gallicus*
Western Marsh-Harrier	*Circus aeruginosus*
Northern Harrier	*Circus cyaneus*
Pallid Harrier	*Circus macrourus*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier	*Circus pygargus*
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter nisus*
Northern Goshawk	*Accipiter gentilis*
Eurasian Buzzard	*Buteo buteo*
Long-legged Buzzard	*Buteo rufinus*	Rare/Accidental
Rough-legged Hawk	*Buteo lagopus*
Lesser Spotted Eagle	*Aquila pomarina*	Rare/Accidental
Greater Spotted Eagle	*Aquila clanga*	Vulnerable
Steppe Eagle	*Aquila nipalensis*	Rare/Accidental
Spanish Eagle	*Aquila adalberti*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Imperial Eagle	*Aquila heliaca*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Golden Eagle	*Aquila chrysaetos*
Bonelli's Eagle	*Aquila fasciata*
Booted Eagle	*Aquila pennata*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	*Falco naumanni*	Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*
Red-footed Falcon	*Falco vespertinus*	Near-threatened
Eleonora's Falcon	*Falco eleonorae*
Merlin	*Falco columbarius*
Eurasian Hobby	*Falco subbuteo*
Lanner Falcon	*Falco biarmicus*	Rare/Accidental
Saker Falcon	*Falco cherrug*	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Gyrfalcon	*Falco rusticolus*	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae
Rock Ptarmigan	*Lagopus muta*
Eurasian Capercaillie	*Tetrao urogallus*
Black Grouse	*Tetrao tetrix*
Hazel Grouse	*Bonasa bonasia*
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae
California Quail	*Callipepla californica*	Introduced species
Northern Bobwhite	*Colinus virginianus*	Introduced species Near-threatened
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Rock Partridge	*Alectoris graeca*
Chukar	*Alectoris chukar*	Introduced species
Barbary Partridge	*Alectoris barbara*	Outlying islands only
Red-legged Partridge	*Alectoris rufa*
Grey Partridge	*Perdix perdix*
Common Quail	*Coturnix coturnix*
Ring-necked Pheasant	*Phasianus colchicus*	Introduced species
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Common Crane	*Grus grus*
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Water Rail	*Rallus aquaticus*
Corn Crake	*Crex crex*	Near-threatened
Little Crake	*Porzana parva*
Baillon's Crake	*Porzana pusilla*
Spotted Crake	*Porzana porzana*
Sora	*Porzana carolina*	Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule	*Porphyrio porphyrio*
Allen's Gallinule	*Porphyrio alleni*	Rare/Accidental
Common Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*
Red-knobbed Coot	*Fulica cristata*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Coot	*Fulica atra*
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Great Bustard	*Otis tarda*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Houbara Bustard	*Chlamydotis undulata*	Rare/Accidental
Macqueen's Bustard	*Chlamydotis macqueenii*	Rare/Accidental
Little Bustard	*Tetrax tetrax*	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	*Haematopus ostralegus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	*Himantopus himantopus*
Pied Avocet	*Recurvirostra avosetta*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee	*Burhinus oedicnemus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Cream-colored Courser	*Cursorius cursor*
Collared Pratincole	*Glareola pratincola*
Black-winged Pratincole	*Glareola nordmanni*	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing	*Vanellus vanellus*
Sociable Lapwing	*Vanellus gregarius*	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
White-tailed Lapwing	*Vanellus leucurus*	Rare/Accidental
Pacific Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis fulva*	Rare/Accidental
American Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis dominica*	Rare/Accidental
European Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis apricaria*
Black-bellied Plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*
Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius dubius*
Killdeer	*Charadrius vociferus*	Rare/Accidental
Kittlitz's Plover	*Charadrius pecuarius*	Rare/Accidental
Snowy Plover	*Charadrius alexandrinus*
Lesser SandPlover	*Charadrius mongolus*	Rare/Accidental
Greater SandPlover	*Charadrius leschenaultii*	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Plover	*Charadrius asiaticus*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Dotterel	*Charadrius morinellus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Eurasian Woodcock	*Scolopax rusticola*
Jack Snipe	*Lymnocryptes minimus*
Great Snipe	*Gallinago media*	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Common Snipe	*Gallinago gallinago*
Short-billed Dowitcher	*Limnodromus griseus*	Rare/Accidental
Long-billed Dowitcher	*Limnodromus scolopaceus*	Rare/Accidental
Black-tailed Godwit	*Limosa limosa*	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	*Limosa lapponica*
Whimbrel	*Numenius phaeopus*
Slender-billed Curlew	*Numenius tenuirostris*	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Eurasian Curlew	*Numenius arquata*
Upland Sandpiper	*Bartramia longicauda*	Rare/Accidental
Terek Sandpiper	*Xenus cinereus*